The Photoshop Productivity Series: Automating Photoshop

Reviewing the Actions Panel

Just about everything to do with actions happens in the Actions panel, so let’s take a little tour (Figure 6.1).

Figure 6.1 Actions panel.

1. Panel menu. The place you find commands such as Button Mode, Insert Menu Item, Load Actions, and built-in actions.

2. Stop Playing/Recording button. Yes, it’s before the Record button, and that seems odd to me—but anyhoo, that’s the button you click once you’re done recording your action and the button you click to stop an action that’s playing.

3. Begin Recording button. Use this button to start the process of recording. Usually, you click this button when you need to add more ...